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Story: Why are women in IT an endangered species?

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I think its more to do with the loner/geek personality that has dominated IT. Sitting in your bedroom alone for hours learning to program or build your own pcs is unlikely to appeal to the young female. Computers are more likely viewd as a tool to be used not an end in themselves.

No doubt car mechanics and engineering suffer the same male bias as I.T.

For tech courses to work for females they are going to have to allow for those who are intellectually capable but lack the hands on experience.

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